Shockproof or cushioned carton



Jan. 29, 1963 A. GROSSMAN EEAL SHOCKPROOF 0R CUSHIONED CARTON 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 7, 1961 FIG. 2.-

INVENTOB- AARON GROSSMAN FELIX TRANSPORT ATTORNEYS Jan. 29,1963 A.GROSSMAN E's-AL 3,075,683

SHOCKPROOF OR CUSHIONED CARTON Filed Nov. 7, 1961 2 I Sheets-Sheet 2 WIINVENTORS AARON GROSSMAN FELIX TRANSPORT BY hum ATTORNEYS 3,075,08Patented Jan. 29, 196

'iiee 3,075,683 SHOCKPROOF R CUSHIONED CARTON Aaron Grossman and FelixTransport, New York, N.Y.,

assignors to Donrico Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New YorkFiled Nov. 7, 1961, Ser. No. 150,747 9 Claims. (Cl. 229-44) Thisinvention relates to improvements in cartons and is directedparticularly to the provision of an improved shockproof or cushionedcarton or receptacle designed for merchandising fragile articles such asbottles and the like.

In the packaging of many articles for display and sale, particularly inconnection with the mechandising of toiletries, the merchandise isgenerally displayed and sold in the carton or receptacle in which it isput up for shipment.

Such merchandise is usually contained in bottles or other fragilecontainers. Accordingly, the provision of a shockproofor cushionedcarton is desirable.

It is also the practice to merchandise many articles, particularlytoiletries, in cartons or receptacles made of relatively expensive foilor foil covered sheet material to enhance the attractiveness of thecarton in which the container of the merchandise is sold.

In the light of the foregoing, it is a particular object of the presentinvention to provide a new shockproof, or cushioned carton or receptacleembodying spaced inner and outer shell parts joined together in a novelmanner and in cushioned relation one with the other, wherein the innerpart may be made of relatively inexpensive material and the outer partmade of a better grade and attractive and more expensive material, suchas foil or the like.

It is another object of the invention to provide a two part blank forthe formation of a shockproof or cushioned carton or receptacle wherebyone part of the blank may be formed of a different material from theother part and wherein the two parts of the blank are coupled togetherin a novel manner to form a unitary structure which can be folded insuch a way as to provide an inner tubular shell and an outer tubularshell with spacing elements between the shells.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel two part blankfor the formation of a cushioned receptacle consisting of an inner shelland outer shell and wherein the blank part for the formation of theinner shell is so designed that when the two part blank is folded toform the completed carton, the top of the inner shell will lie below thetop of the outer shell, thereby providing a clearance to facilitategrasping the top of a container such as a bottle or the like, for easyremoval of the latter from sideration. of the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a flat view of the two parts of the carton blank illustratingthe same spaced apart at the ends thereof which are designed to becoupled together.

FIG. 2 is a flat view of the blank with the two parts interlocked orcoupled together and showing the blank turned over from right to left.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the carton or container folded in thebody portion thereof but with the top and bottom closure flaps in openedposition.

form the complete carton, this view showing particular the locking panelsection forming a part of the inner she FIG. 6 is a sectional view takenin a vertical plane su stantially on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal section taken in a vertical pla substantiallyon the line 7-7 of FIG. 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, t numeral 10 generallydesignates the complete two pi blank from which the two shell portions,sections or un are produced when the blank is folded.

The blank comprises the outer part 12 and inner part 1 which produce,when coupled together and folded, t hereinafter referred to outertubular shell and inner tul: lar'shell, respectively.

The outer part 12 of the blank comprises the four sr stantiallyrectangular panels 16, 18, 20 and 22, which r disposed in alignedrelation or series and are separated the parallel fold lines 24, 26 and23.

The panel 22 is joined by the fold line 30 to an il'ltt mediate halfpanel 32.

The inner part 14 of the two part blank comprises t five substantiallyrectangular panels 34, 36, 38, 40 and l which are connected togetheralong the fold lines 44, t 48 and 50.

The panel 34 of the blank inner part 14 is connected joined along thefold or score line 52 to a half panel 5 The blank inner part 14 has thestraight top and bottc edges 56 and 58. respectively, thus making all of1 panels 34 to 42 of the same height. However, the h panel 54 has thebottom edge thereof in line with 1 bottom edge 58 of the adjacentpanels, as indicated at i but this half panel 54 extends beyond or abovethe t edge 56 and it will be seen that the half panel 54 is of 1 sameheight as the half panel 32, to which it is coupled the formation of thecomplete blank in the manner here after described.

The blank outer part 12 includes the bottom flz 62, 64 and 66 which arejoined respectively by the fi score lines 68, 70 and 72 to the bottomends of 1 panels 16, 18 and 22. Also, the bottom cover flap providedwith a transverse fold score line 74 and Si 76 at the ends of the scoreline for effecting the int locking of the bottom cover flap 62 with theflaps and 66 when they are folded one over the other.

The top ends of the panels 18, 20 and 22 are joir to ilaps 78. 80 and82, respectively, by the fold SC( lines 84, 86 and 88, respectively.Also, the flap 1 which is the cover flap to overlie the flaps 78 andwhen they are folded, is joined by a fold score 1 90 to a tuck--intongue 92.

As will be seen, the fold score line 74 across". bottom cover flap 62separates the flap proper in the tuckin tongue 94.

The fold score lines 44 to 50, inclusive, are int rupted by cuts a ofsubstantially U-shaped outline. Th cuts define, along each score line,alternate opposit directed tabs and 96.

The half panels 32 and 54, when coupled together a manner about to bedescribed, form a complete int mediate panel which is generallydesignated 93, tween the inner and outer parts 12 and 14 to formcomplete blank structure.

The coupling together of the half panels 32 and so that the completeintermediate panel 98 will he s stantially flat, is effected in thefollowing manner.

One of the half panels, here shown as the half pa 32, has the verticalside edge or free vertical edge 1 thereof cut away or cut outintermediate its ends form the recess 101. The inner edge of this recessextended upwardly as a slit, as indicated at 102, to fc the tongue 103.

The bottom edge of the half panel 32 is provided with a short upwardlyextending slit 104, thereby providing the downwardly directed tongue105.

The vertical free edge portion of the half panel 54 is likewise cut outintermediate its ends forming the recess 106. The edge of this recess isextended into the slit 107 in the lower part or at the lower endthereof, form ing the upwardly directed locking tongue 103. At the upperend of the recess 106, an upwardly directed loclv ing tongue 109 isformed by cutting the material of the half flap 54, downwardly from thetop edge to form the slit 110.

it will be noted that the slits 102 and 16-3 in the hall panel 32 are inalignment vertically of the halt panel and also the slits 107 and 110 inthe half panel 54 are in alignment.

The two parts 12 and 14 of the blank are interlocked to form thecomplete intermediate panel 98 by crossing the two half panels so as tobring the slits 102 and 194 respectively in alignment with the slits 110and 107 and then by relatively moving the two half panels in oppositedirections, the adjacent slits of the two half panels will be caused toreceive the adjacent portions of the two panels which lie at the ends ofthe crossed tongues, thereby interlocking the half panels in the mannerillustrated in HQ. 2. When this is accomplished, it will be seen thatthe two tongues of one half panel will lie against a face of the otherhalf panel.

It will also be seen upon reference to FIG. 2, where the two parts ofthe blank are shown thus coupled together, that the intermediate panel98 is of the same height as the panels of the outer part of the blankand also it will be seen that the bottom line of the intermediate panelwill be in the same line as the bottom edge 55 of the inner part and thebottom lines of the panels 16 to 22 of the outer part.

FlG. l of the drawing shows the outer sides or outer surfaces of the twoparts of the blank. whereas Fit]. 2 shows the inner surfaces thereof.The operation of folding the two part blank will thus be described inconnec tion with the showing of FIG. 2.

1n folding .the two part blank after the parts have been coupledtogether as described, to form the shockproof or cushioned carton, thepanels 36 to 42 are folded along the fold score lines 44 to 59 so as tobring the terminal panel 42 to position against the inner face of thepanel 34. The panels will accordingly lie in the relationship in whichthey are shown in FIG. to form the inner tubular shell of the carton,which is generally designated I.

In this folding operation of the inner part 14, the tabs a will bebroken out and will project outwardly from the corners of the shell infour directions to function as spacers between the inner shell and theouter shell.

The two part intermediate panel is then folded over the outer side ofpanel 40, the fold being made along the crease line 52, which creaseline is interrupted by straight, short slits 52 to facilitate theformation of a sharp bend in the material.

Also, it is to be noted that the panel 34 is of slightly greater widththan the panels 36 to whereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the spacer tabs (1along the fold line will hold off the intermediate panel from the panel40 a distance equal to the extent of outward projection of the tabs.

The panels 16 to 22 are then folded around the inner tubular shell,being folded along the fold crease lines 24, 26, 28 and 30, therebybringing the terminal panel 16 into position against the outer side ofthe two part intermediate panel 98 and to which the terminal panel 16will be secured by the application of its suitable adhesive, not shown,to its inner surface. Thus, there will be formed the outer tubular shellwhich is generally designated 0, which 4 encircles the inner tubularshell I as most clearly seen in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7.

Since the panels to to 22 of the outer part 12 of the blank are widerthan the panels of the inner part, the two shells will be spaced apartfrom one another and this spacing will be maintained against thecollapse by the outwardly projecting corner spacer tabs a as clearlyillustrated in the figures referred to.

When the bottom flaps 64 and 66 of the carton are brought intooverlapping relation, the closure flap 62 is then folded in against theflaps 64 and 66 and the tuck in tongue 94 is inserted in theconventional manner and the slits will receive adjacent corner portionsof the llaps 64 and 66 to form a locking connection with the same, thisaction being facilitated by the slight rccessing of the adjacent ed esof the flaps 64 and 66 as indicated at 64'-66.

it will be readily apparent from the foregoing that the blank for theformation of a shockproof or cushioned carton in accordance with thepresent invention can not only be readily cut or stamped from thedesired sheet material on existing automaitc machinery, but also, byproviding the blank and two readily joined or coupled together parts,the carton to be formed therefrom may have the inner tabular shell partconstructed of a relatively inexpensive material while tle outer shellpart can be made or constructed from a more expensive material ofdesired attractive appearance to make the carton or receptacle suitablefor use in the merchandising of cosmetics or other merchandise where itis desirable to have the receptacle of attractive appearance.

The present invention accordingly makes it possible to producereceptacles of the nature described at considerably less expense whileusing a relatively expensive foil or other attractive material for theexterior part thereof, than would be possible if the carton blank wereformed in a single piece which would necessitate placing the covering ofa portion of such expensive material in a part of the carton structurewhich, by means of the present invention, can be made of relativelycheap material.

It will also be noted that in the present carton or receptaclestructure, a novel feature resides in the formation of the inner shellso that the top part thereof will lie below the top of the outer shell.Thus, when a bottle or other container such as that illustrated inbroken lines and designated C, is placed within the inner shell, thehead or neck portion C will project above the top of the inner shell andthere is ample space thercaround for the introduction of the fingers tograsp the top of the container so that it may be easily-removed.

As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, the presentembodiment is therefore illustrative and not restrictive, since thescope of the invention is defined in the appended claims, and allchanges that fall within the metes and bounds of the claims. or thatform their functional as well as conjointly cooperative equivalents, aretherefore intended to be embraced by those claims.

We claim:

1. A shoekproof receptacle comprising an outer tubular shell having atop and a bottom end, bottom and closure flaps therefor, top end closureflaps therefor, an inner tubular shell of materially smallercross-sectional dimensions than the outer shell and enclosed in theouter shell, means between the shells for maintaining the same in spacedrelation, the inner shell having open top and bottom ends, the saidouter shell being formed of a material of different character andditferent commercial value from the material of the inner shell, and theinner and outer shells each having a longitudinally extending portion ofa wall joined to the corresponding wall portion of the other shell andforming an intermediate two-part wall between the shells which two partsof the intermediate wall holds the two shells of the said materials ofdifferent character against relative longitudinal movement.

2. A shockproof receptacle structure according to claim wherein theinner shell is of materially less length than the outer shell andterminates at its top end a substantial distance below the top end ofthe outer shell, while the bottom end of the inner shell lies closelyadjacent to the bottom end closure flaps when the latter are in closedposition.

3. A cushion receptacle comprising two tubular shells having top andbottom ends and each of substantially quadrangular cross-section andpositioned one withinthe other, the inner shell being of materiallysmaller size than the outer shell, means carried by one of the shells between the walls of the shells for maintaining the shells in spacedrelation, each shell having a fifth wall of approximately half the widthof its other walls, means joining together the fifth walls of the twoshells in partially overlapped parallel relation whereby the two joinedhalf-width walls form an intermediate connecting wall between theshells, the said intermediate connecting wall being maintained in spacedrelation with a wall of the inner shell by certain of the first statedmeans, the said intermediate wall being secured on the outer sidesurface thereof to the inner side surface of an overlying wall of theouter 'shcll, and closure means for the ends of the outer shell.

4. A receptacle according to claim 3, wherein the two shells are formedof at least two materials of different characteristics.

5. The invention according to claim 3, wherein the inner shell is ofmaterially less length than the outer shell and terminates at its topend a substantial distance below the top end of the outer shell and hasan unobstructed open top to thereby provide finger space forfacilitating the grasping of the top end of a container located in theinner shell.

6. The invention according to claim 3, wherein the said half-width fifthwalls of the shells are both of substantially the same vertical lengthas the Walls of the outer shell and the other walls of the inner shellterminate at their top ends a substantial distance below the top ends ofthe walls of the outer shell and of the two half-width fifth walls andterminate at their bottom ends in approximately the same planetransversely of the receptacle as the bottom ends of the walls of theouter shell and the half-width fifth walls.

7. The invention according to claim 3, wherein the said means joiningtogether the said half-width fifth walls of the two shells comprisesinterlocking tongues frictionally maintained in substantially parallelinterlocking engagement.

8. A two part blank for forming a cushioned rece tacle, said two partblank comprising a first blank p2 embodying a plurality of alignedsuccessive panels defin and separated from each other by score lines, atermir one of said panels being of approximately half t width of theother panels and having at least two Ion,

'tudinally directed locking tongues bordering the lon;

tudinal edge thereof, the said other panels being design for forming anouter tubular receptacle shell, the 5-2 other panels having end flapsfor forming closures t the ends of the outer shell, a second blank partembo'c' ing a plurality of aligned successive panels defined a separatedfrom each other by score lines, a terminal 0 of the panels of the secondblank part being of appro: mately half the width of the other of saidsecond bla part panels and having at least two longitudinally exter inglocking tongues bordering the longitudinal edge the: of, the tongues ofthe two half-width panels being form for interlocking connection tocouple the two blank pa together, that panel of the second blank partwhich 2 joins the half-panel thereof being of greater width th theremaining panels of the second blank part, the s: remaining panels ofthe second blank part being of ma rially less width than the said otherpanels of the h blank part, said remaining panels and the said panelgreater width together forming an inner tubular rect tacle shell spacedfrom the said outer receptacle sh when the coupled together blank partsare folded to to the receptacle, and certain of the panels of the secoblank part being cut out along the score lines separati he same to formoppositely facing projections on l tubular inner shell of a width tospan the space betwe the formed tubular inner and outer shells to maint:the shells in spaced relation.

9. The invention according to claim 8, wherein all the panels of thefirst blank part and the panels the second blank part have bottom edgesin substant alignment when the two blank parts are coupled togetl andthe said other panels of the second blank part are less length than thesaid other panels of the first blz part and have their top edges in aline in parallel ofi relation with the top edges of both of thehalf-panels 2 of the said other panels of the first blank part.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,022,601 McDonald Nov. 26, 15 2,533,070 Tyrseck Dec. 5, 15 2,701,088Tyrseck Feb. 1, 1S

1. A SHOCKPROOF RECEPTACLE COMPRISING AN OUTER TUBULAR SHELL HAVING ATOP AND A BOTTOM END, BOTTOM AND CLOSURE FLAPS THEREFOR, TOP END CLOSUREFLAPS THEREFOR, AN INNER TUBULAR SHELL OF MATERIALLY SMALLERCROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS THAN THE OUTER SHELL AND ENCLOSED IN THEOUTER SHELL, MEANS BETWEEN THE SHELLS FOR MAINTAINING THE SAME IN SPACEDRELATION, THE INNER SHELL HAVING OPEN TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS, THE SAIDOUTER SHELL BEING FORMED OF A MATERIAL OF DIFFERENT CHARACTER ANDDIFFERENT COMMERCIAL VALUE FROM THE MATERIAL OF THE INNER SHELL, AND THEINNER AND OUTER SHELLS EACH HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING PORTION OFA WALL JOINED TO THE CORRESPONDING WALL PORTION OF THE OTHER SHELL ANDFORMING AN INTERMEDIATE TWO-PART WALL BETWEEN THE SHELLS WHICH TWO PARTSOF THE INTERMEDIATE WALL HOLDS THE TWO SHELLS OF THE SAID MATERIALS OFDIFFERENT CHARACTER AGAINST RELATIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT.